New Year Honours 1991
Ernest Archibald Holwill BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the community in Torrington, Devon.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the community in Torrington, Devon.
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“For services to the community in Torrington, Devon.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 330 times in the New Year Honours List 1991 — about 25% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 1991
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Agnes Isabella Blenkinship
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“For services to the community in Penrith, Cumbria.”
Airman William John Thomas Hulston
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Alan Frederick Thomas
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Sergeant
Alan William Hutchings
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Alan William Waller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Alan Woodcock
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Alastair Thomas John Lean
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Albans Unit
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Albert Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Albert Wilfred Colley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Albert William Randolph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Alec Lewis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Secretary
Alexander Charles Benford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Sergeant
Alexander Harper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Alsager Committee
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Amy Chan Lim-chee
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Animal Rescue in Kenilworth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Ann Brockington
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Ann Dixon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Anne Drysdale
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Annette Diana Logan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Annie Eccles
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
Annie Maria Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1991
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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British Empire Medal · 1991
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1991 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1990.
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